The Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University has unveiled the Inside/Outside Summer Series lineup and more than 30 performances for the 2022-23 season.

The Summer Series features local entertainers, including MCG Jazz, Chatham Baroque, 1Hood Media, the Pillow Project, Shanna Simmons Dance, and Slowdanger. Among the highlights of the Conservatory and Presenting Series are works of Stephen Sondheim and Rodgers and Hammerstein, while the Conservatory Dance Company will present six concerts throughout the academic year.

The second season of Playhouse Presents is focused on Shaping the Arts: Black Femme Artists and Creators, presenting trailblazers whose messages are unity and creativity.

The Playhouse continues to host National Theatre Live, an initiative of London’s Royal National Theatre, which broadcasts live-via-satellite performances worldwide and is the new Pittsburgh home of the National Geographic Live Speaker Series, presented in partnership with Point Park’s Center for Media Innovation.

The Media Innovators Speaker Series, sponsored by the Center for Media Innovation, welcomes media changemakers and leaders in the field who have made significant contributions to journalism, storytelling, and free expression. The series will present international activist and pop star Mai Khoi — known as the Lady Gaga of Vietnam — in her original multimedia musical show “Bad Activist” and Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley.

2022-23 Pittsburgh Playhouse Schedule

Inside/Outside Summer Concert Series

• MCG Jazz presents Hugo Cruz Latin Dance Party. June 18, 2022, 4 p.m.
• Shana Simmons Dance presents HYBRID. June 22, 2022, 6 p.m.
• Chatham Baroque presents “The Three Violins.” June 22, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
• MCG Jazz presents Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra. June 23, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
• 1Hood Media; programming details TBD. June 24, 2022, 6 p.m.
• slowdanger presents “Resonant Body.” a duet performance and extended research-based project, June 29, 2022, 6 p.m.
• MCG Jazz presents Lucas Ashby Brazilian Jazz featuring Rose Moraes. June 30, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
• Chatham Baroque presents Alchemy for Three. July 1, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
• The Pillow Project x Fourth River presents The Space Upstairs in A Space Outside. July 6, 2022, 6 p.m.
• MCG Jazz presents Cindy Bradley. July 7, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
• Chatham Baroque presents Mediterranean Odyssey. July 8, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
• MCG Jazz presents Bob Baldwin. July 14, 4:30 p.m.
• 1Hood Media; programming details TBD. July 15, 2022, 6 p.m.
• MCG Jazz presents Paul Cosentino’s Boilermaker Jazz Band. July 21, 4:30 p.m.
• 1Hood Media; programming details TBD. July 22, 2022, 6 p.m.
• MCG Jazz presents James Johnson III featuring Carolyn Perteete. July 28, 4:30 p.m.

Playhouse Presents: The Artists Series

• Urban Bush Women’s Hair and Other Stories. September 9 – Sept. 10, 7 p.m.
• The Peking Acrobats. Oct. 12, 2022, 7 p.m.
• National Geographic Live Speaker Series. Archaeologist Alicia Odewale — Greenwood: A Century of Resilience. Oct. 21, 2022, 7 p.m.
• Dallas Black Dance Theatre. November 12-November 12, 2022.
• Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Concert, co-produced with MCG Jazz. Dec. 21, 2022, 7 p.m.
• Machine de Cirque’s La Galerie. January 24, 2023, 7 p.m.
• Toshi Reagon’s Parable of the Sower. March 9, 2023-March 12, 2023
• Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science, co-produced with MCG Jazz. March 18, 2023, 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• MALEVO – the “South American Sensation” – created by director, choreographer, and dancer Matías Jaime. March 23, 2023, 7 p.m.
• Vuyani Dance Theatre’s Cion: Requiem of Ravel’s Bolero. April 27-April 28, 2023, 7 p.m.

Conservatory Theatre

• Sondheim on Sondheim, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Oct. 19, 2022-Oct. 23, 2022
• Kentucky by Leah Nanako Winkler. November 16, 2022-November 20, 2022
• Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. December 7, 2022-Dec. 11, 2022
• Disney’s Newsies. Feb, 22, 2023-Feb, 26, 2023
• Men on Boats by Jacklyn Backhaus. March 15, 2023-March 19, 2023
• Sense and Sensibility by Kate Hamill. April 12, 2023-April 16, 2023

Conservatory Dance

• Fall Dance Concert. October 5, 2022-Oct. 9, 2022
• Fall Student Choreography Project. Nov. 2, 2022-Nov.r 6, 2022
• Contemporary Choreographers. December 14, 2022-Dec. 18, 2022
• Faculty Dance Concert. Feb, 15, 2023-Feb, 19, 2023
• Spring Student Choreography Project. March 15, 2023-March 19, 2023
• Spring Dance Concert. April 19, 2023-April 23, 2023

Media Innovators Speaker Series

• Mai Khoi’s Bad Activist: The Stage Show,” September 15, 2022, 7 p.m.
• National Geographic Live Speaker Series. Extreme filmmaker Bryan Smith — Capturing the Impossible. November 15, 2022, 7 p.m.
• National Geographic Live Speaker Series. Photographer and filmmaker Ami Vitale — Wild Hope. January 27, 2023, 7 p.m.
• Wall Street Journal Upward Mobility columnist Jason Riley. March 16, 2023, 7 p.m.

For information on tickets, subscriptions, and show details, visit https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/

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